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Parliament elects Jean-Claude Juncker as Commission President

July 15th, 2014 (0)
The European Parliament has issued a press release announcing the election of Jean-Claude Juncker as Commission President. With 422 votes in favour, the European Parliament elected Jean-Claude Juncker in a secret ballot on 15 July as President of the new ...

Dollar, euro stay in narrow ranges ahead of Trump-Juncker talks

July 25th, 2018 (0)
The dollar and euro barely moved on Wednesday, ahead of a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker at a time investors are focused on the trade rift between the two economic powers. The ...

PM Tsipras to meet Draghi, Juncker, Lagarde ahead of Eurogroup

June 24th, 2015 (0)
As eurozone finance ministers converge in Brussels on Wednesday to further assess Greece’s economic proposals in a bid to move toward a deal, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is to meet with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, European Central Bank ...

No breakthrough expected at Eurogroup despite Faymann visit, Juncker call

June 18th, 2015 (0)
Expectations are low for significant progress in Greece’s talks with its lenders at Thursday’s meeting of finance ministers in Luxembourg, despite a brief phone call between European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras last night. A ...

Varoufakis fuels confusion over reforms as Juncker questions his role

May 27th, 2015 (0)
As Greece’s negotiations with its creditors enter the most critical phase, the country’s finance minister created fresh confusion on Tuesday with statements regarding possible tax reforms which were almost immediately revoked. Meanwhile, fuelling speculation about how much longer Varoufakis ...

Juncker investment plan clears key EU hurdle

March 10th, 2015 (0)
European finance ministers on Tuesday approved the key components of Jean-Claude Juncker’s flagship investment plan, the EU’s effort to revive the continent’s flagging economy. Ministers from the bloc’s 28 member states approved the details of the scheme, as Italy ...

Juncker urges Greek government to respect financial commitments

February 18th, 2015 (0)
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has urged the SYRIZA-led coalition to abide by the commitments made by the country’s previous governments. “It goes without saying that all the financial obligations to the European and international partners must be respected,” ...

EU’s Juncker survives no-confidence vote over tax deals

November 28th, 2014 (0)
The European Commission’s new president, Jean-Claude Juncker, comfortably survived a no-confidence vote on Thursday brought over news that Luxembourg had lured multinational businesses with super low tax rates during his period as prime minister. The censure motion in the ...

EU’s Juncker Launches Infrastructure Investment Plan

November 26th, 2014 (0)
New European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker launched a plan aimed at enticing pension funds, insurance companies and other major investors to finance cross-border European infrastructure projects. The plan to boost lackluster investment in the bloc is one of the ...

EU’s Juncker says countries should get incentives to reform, warns on U.S. trade pact

July 15th, 2014 (0)
Euro zone countries should get financial incentives if they make ambitious economic reforms, the designated candidate to become the president of the European Commission said on Tuesday. Speaking to lawmakers in the European Parliament who will later vote on ...
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